Board Meeting Minutes: 09/12/25

The Children’s Education Center of the Islands 

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda 

Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 – 9:15 AM 

Location: Sanibel Public Library, conference room


 Board Members Present:

 Laura Miltner- Director

 Bana Kiankhooy, President 

 Clare Stoa, Vice President 

 Lindsay Badger, Treasurer 

 Elliott Starkey, Secretary

 Christine Hungeling, Grant Coordinator


Open the meeting at 9:20am


Roll Call & establish Quorum


Approval of Minutes from September


Old Business

  • New Building Construction Update- We have the final building plans

  • Levitate & Website update- still a work in progress to resolve this issue

  • Cookbook update- Selling well, we have put in another order for more books to sell


New Business

Events, Community Engagement & Fundraising

  • Lynne Wester Seminar- Our team learned much from attending and was very grateful for the opportunity

  • Coastal Clean up at Algiers Beach- The turn out was good and this was a great way to give back to our community

  • CHR Festival of Trees- Public: November 21 | Benefit: November 22

  • Tree Lighting - November 29

  • Luminary Night - December 5

Sub-Committee Chairs:

  • Fundraising/Grants- Christine 

  • Community Engagement/Events- Clare

  • Campus- Elliott 

  • Governance- Bana

Donations & Grant Update


Expenses Requiring Board Approval ($1,000+)

The board seconded and hired Bee Lawn Care to trim the palm trees on the campus


Director’s Report

  • Enrollment- We have 24 students with prospective families inquiring quite frequently

  • Staffing- Ms. Clare has made a fine addition to the CECI school


President’s Report


Good of the Order

Board of Advisor’s meeting for 10/3 at 9:30 am

Adjournment


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